Heckle was born in 1963 with an inbreeding coefficient of 32.3%. Distinguishing himself not only in the show ring as the first Norfolk to achieve his title after breed separation but as a sire, Heckle was the record holding sire of 13 champions for many years ultimately producing 19 champions. He had one littermate who was of no consequence and 12 full siblings, six of which achieved their championship. He had 111 half siblings on his sire's side of which only 5 achieved their titles; thus apparenly his value lay in his offspring from the bitches he was bred to. It would seem that the combination of Heckle's gene pool with the bitches he was bred to was the key to his success as a stud dog. He produced 39 litters for a total of 93 get for a percentage of champion get that was rather low, yet among his get are the notable Eng. Am. Ch. Nanfan Nogbad The Bad from one of the 5 litters out of Nanfan Needle.His litters were small, averaging 2 and 3 per litter. A quote from Mrs. Monkton who judged Heckle at Crufts, "Heckle is my ideal of a Norfolk Terrier. Top of the personality dogs was the little Norfolk Nanfan Heckle - a little character who enchanted everyone who saw him. This was the breed's first public appearance and I will go on record as saying that if a few hundred as good and likeable as this could be produced each year in less than ten they would have toppled even the Miniature Poodle from the top spot." Quoted from Mr. Stanley Dangerfield, the Group Judge at Crufts, "The little red dog showed his buttons off and had many supporters for an even higher placing." Marjorie Bunting of Ragus fame who bred to Heckle credited him with good head and shoulders. This Ragus/Heckle mating produced the first champion of the Ragus line, Ragus Bewitched. From Mrs. Bunting regarding Heckle, "He (Eng. Ch. Ickworth Ready) certainly had the temperament. When we researched his pedigree, we found that although he did not have Heckle behind him, he was line bred to dog Widgeon Bunny, another famous champion of his day, and the source of the qualities in Heckle we liked so much. He was Heckle's sire's dam's grandsire."

ENG. CH. NANFAN HECKLE

NANFAN NIMBLE NANFAN HAYSEED

GOTOGROUND MOLEY ENG. CH. NANFAN NIMBUS NANFAN NIMROD HUNSTON HEDGE WARBLER

GOTOGROUND GUNNER ENG. CH. WAVENEY VALLEY ALDERSISTA ENG. CH. GOTOGROUND WIDGEON BUNNY NANFAN NETTLE ENG. CH. GOTOGROUND WIDGEON BUNNY NANFAN NETTLE ENG. CH. WAVENEY VALLEY ALDER HUNSTON HERALDA